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Strength Through Service: How DoSomething Members Are Making a Difference From a Distance This Winter

During DoSomething’s Strength Through Service activation, young people nationwide are safely providing for those affected by COVID-19, tackling racial inequalities, and showing up for their communities with volunteerism and advocacy. Check out our community impact since the New Year!

• Tackle Hunger: Donated 130,989 food items for those experiencing food insecurity.
• Diversity Book Club: Hosted 5,240 digital meetings to discuss books by and about BIPOC.
• No-Sew Masks: Made 12,317 DIY masks to protect loved ones and vulnerable community members.
• Senior Homies: Safely swapped 8,891 stories with older adults to fight isolation during COVID-19.
• 5 Cans Challenge: Recycled 170,952 aluminum cans to protect the planet.

And, Strength Through Service launched our new Volunteer Credit Program. Complete any of the campaigns above to earn verified volunteer hours and help us reach our 25,000 hour community goal. (We’re at 14,250 hours with two weeks left!)

Period products like tampons and pads are some of the most-needed items in homeless shelters. That’s why DoSomething members Lakayla, Hyun, and Aanya joined DoSomething’s Power to the Period campaign and donated over 600 products combined! Learn how you can make an impact too.

We’ve got clutch mental health tips… from an anti-stress guide powered by 45,000 members like you.

This week in Pets of DoSomething… DoSomething member Sehrish’s cat, and Lady and Misha, who belong to our Marketing Associate, Anna!

This week in Black joy… a 17-year-old was honored for developing color-changing sutures that detect infection, Michelle Obama is launching a children’s show about healthy eating, and Stacey Osei-Kuffour will write the new Blade movie, making her the first Black woman to write a Marvel film.

The Super Bowl is long over… but we’re still rewatching Warren “Wawa” Snipe’s American Sign Language (ASL) performance of “America The Beautiful.”

More Amazing Impact From the DoSomething Community!

We asked you to brag about the amazing stuff you’re doing, and you did not disappoint. Here are some of our favorite answers from the DoSomething community. (Psst...submit yours here!)

“I donated food and collected food for a food drive that fed over 300 individuals and about 60 families.”

- DoSomething member Sophie, 14, California

“Recently, a major gas station chain called Buc-ee's submitted a rezoning request in Orange County, NC. They wanted to build a massive, 120-pump gas station on top of a fragile ecosystem. Along with hundreds of others (namely a group called A Voice for Efland and Orange), I attended two Orange County Board of County Commissioners meetings to express my concern. Buc-ee's withdrew the request!”

- DoSomething member Avery, 18, North Carolina

“Recently, I started an initiative for elderly people in my community. I created an Instagram page to start with. On Sunday I and my team reached out to a local church where we could find elderly people, and it was awesome!. I can't wait to assist more elderly (in the little way I can) in my community.”

- DoSomething member Adeola, 26, Nigeria

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